Government

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The data in the tables of Section Y fall into two major divisions. Series Yl-296 concern the federal scene, series Y297-387 the 10 provincial scenes. Within the first major division, series Yl-40 contain data on executive and legislative posts and occupants; series Y41-210 on elections and parliamentary sessions; series Y211-263 on employees and representation abroad; and series Y264-296 on disallowance of provincial acts, reservation of provincial bills and on federal Royal Commissions. Within the second division, series Y297-801 present provincial data on Lieutenant-Governors and premiers; series Y302-387 the results of provincial elections.

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The provincial government sector consists of all provincial government departments, ministries and agencies and provincial research organizations.

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The provincial research organizations account for only a small proportion of the total scientific activities conducted in Canada, approximately 1% of the estimated expenditures for Research and development in 1997.

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Since the introduction of casinos and video lottery terminals in the 1990s, growth in gambling has outstripped that of most other industries. This article updates an earlier examination of employment and government revenue for this industry, as well as average household spending on games of chance.

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Statistics Canada is engaged in the "Information System for Science and Technology Project" to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents data tabulations taken from regular surveys on research and development (R&D) and S&T and made possible by the project.

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This service bulletin presents the geographic distribution of federal government science and technology expenditures.

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In April 1996, the Economic Innovation and Technology Council (Manitoba) restructured its activities so that its three technical centres could work more effectively with the private sector.

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This document provides recent information on the performance and funding of Federal Government Expenditures on Scientific Activities, 1998-99.

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In April 1996, the Economic Innovation and Technology Council (Manitoba) restructured its activities so that its three technical centres could work more effectively with the private sector.

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"Generational equity" is a topic that has gradually risen higher and higher on the agenda of governments at all levels. In fact, it is a matter not just for government policy, but a topic that touches many Canadians directly: young and old, parents and grandparents. Canadian policy makers increasingly have to deal with issues associated with the relative status of individuals between successive generations. The reform of public pension programs presents the most obvious example, but there are many other developments that raise the same type of issue. Indeed, the heightened concern over government fiscal policies is due in large part to the readiness of many to view government deficits and debt as a burden on future generations. Generational equity, however, is also a concern of individual Canadians and their families. The allocation of resources between the young and the old within the family is becoming an increasingly important issue for many, especially in light not only of an aging population but also the belief that those just entering the labour force will likely not attain the standard of living to which their parents have become accustomed.

The contributors to this book examine the operation of government taxes and expenditures from a generational perspective. In part the motivation for bringing these essays together is to offer comprehensive and up-to-date information on the age incidence of government finances. This motivation, however, also has to do with the development of a new accounting framework, Generational Accounting, that has gained some currency in many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States. It is a truism to say that good analysis requires good data, and certainly Statistic Canada's central role is to offer high-quality data in support of analysis and decision making. But the opposite is equally true, if not as obvious: good data requires good analysis. That is to say, new analytical frameworks often highlight the need to organize existing data in different ways, as well as the need for the development of new types of data. This is certainly one of several reasons that Statistics Canada has sought to develop a strong analytical capacity, and to maintain strong ties with the research community. This book is meant to contribute to this process by examining Canadian data through the lens of Generational Accounting, and by analyzing some of the issues that arise.

Description: Sales of alcoholic beverages of liquor authorities and other retail outlets, by value, volume, beverage type, and origin of product, annual (dollars X 1,000), 5 most recent time periods.

Description: Net income of liquor authorities and government revenue from sale of alcoholic beverages annual (dollar x 1,000), 5 most recent time periods.

Description: Sales of alcoholic beverages by liquor authorities and other retail outlets, by type of outlet, annual (dollars x 1,000), 5 most recent time periods.

Description: Sales and per capita sales of cannabis by liquor and cannabis authorities and other retail outlets, by cannabis type, annual, for the most recent time periods.

Description: Net income of cannabis authorities and government revenue from the sale of cannabis, annual (dollar x 1,000), for the most recent time periods.

Description: Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component (dollars x 1,000,000), annual, data series beginning in 2008.

Description: Canadian classification of functions of government (CCOFOG), by general government component, annual (dollars x 1,000,000).

Description: Canadian government finance statistics (CGFS), statement of operations and balance sheet for the federal government, annual (dollars x 1,000,000).

Description: Canadian government finance statistics (CGFS), statement of operations and balance sheet for the provincial and territorial governments, annual (dollars x 1,000,000).

Description: Canadian government finance statistics (CGFS), statement of operations and balance sheet for health and social service institutions, annual (dollars x 1,000,000).

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This study examines the evolution of employment in the Canada's federal government from 1995 to 2006. It also offers early analysis of occupational categories, gender and age of the Core (federal) Public Administration employees.

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A guide to the pitfalls of using the federal sector of the Provincial Accounts in assessing which provinces benefit the most from federal activities.

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This service bulletin presents the geographic distribution of federal government science and technology expenditures. Data on federal government expenditures on science and technology are found in Volume 30, No. 6 of this publication series, released in September 2006. Science and technology (S&T) expenditures are the sum of expenditures on research and development (R&D) and on related scientific activities (RSA).

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This bulletin presents recent information on the performance and funding of Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2006/2007. The statistics presented are derived from the survey of science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies. The data in this publication are consistent with expenditures of departments and agencies as reported in the Main Estimates 2006/2007, but do not reflect changes to 2006/2007 spending plans which may result from supplementary estimates or other departmental planning decisions.

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New licenses and patents issued reached all-time highs in federal departments and agencies in 2003/2004 and 2004/2005. Invention disclosures and patent applications showed moderate declines from previous years. This article discusses how much of the technology developed at federal government labs is viable commercially.

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This service bulletin presents the geographic distribution of federal government science and technology expenditures. Data on federal government expenditures on science and technology are found in Volume 29, No. 7 of this publication series, released in December 2005. Science and technology (S&T) expenditures are the sum of expenditures on research and development (R&D) and on related scientific activities (RSA).

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This bulletin presents recent information on the performance and funding of Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2005/2006. The statistics presented are derived from the survey of science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies. The data in this publication are consistent with expenditures of departments and agencies as reported in the Main Estimates 2005/2006, but do not reflect changes to 2005/2006 spending plans which may result from supplementary estimates or other departmental planning decisions.

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This service bulletin presents the geographic distribution of federal government science and technology expenditures. Data on federal government expenditures on science and technology are found in Volume 28, No. 11 of this publication series, released in November 2004. Science and technology (S&T) expenditures are the sum of expenditures on research and development (R&D) and on related scientific activities (RSA).

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The responsibility for providing transportation infrastructure is shared between federal, provincial and municipal levels of government. Over the last decade, the federal government adopted policies of divestiture and reduced subsidies to transportation infrastructure investment and operations. These policies helped curb the growing public debt, but it would appear that transportation bore a disproportionate share of cutbacks. Federal transportation expenditures as a percentage of total federal expenditures fell from 2.8% in 1991/92 to 1.3% in 2001/02.

The impacts of fiscal restraint are uneven. Gross federal spending on all modes, and total revenues from both tax and non-tax sources were analysed and reported in 2000 constant dollars. Real federal transportation spending decreased 57.3% from $5,392 million in 1991/92 to $2,302 million in 2001/02. Total revenues from transport kept pace with, or exceeded inflation. As a result, the financial impact on the federal treasury went from an annual deficit of $547 million in support of transport, to a surplus of $2.4 billion taken out of the transportation sector.

This paper highlights the shifting federal support for transportation in the 1990's. As the burden for providing infrastructure has fallen heavier on transport users and other levels of government, the growing federal surplus of taxes and fees from transportation over expenditures in this sector is attracting more attention.

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This bulletin presents recent information on the performance and funding of Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2004-2005. The statistics presented are derived from the survey of science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies. The data in this publication are consistent with expenditures of departments and agencies as reported in the Main Estimates 2004-2005, but do not reflect changes to 2004-2005 spending plans which may result from supplementary estimates or other departmental planning decisions.

Description: The objective of this program is the publication of financial statistics concerning the federal government, the provincial, territorial, and local governments and the Canada and Quebec pension plans, based on the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) accounting framework developed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Description: Results from this survey will assist in the formulation of key intellectual property (IP) indicators for the federal government. The data collected will be used by federal science policy analysts.

Description: The Survey on the Use of Published Material gathers data on copying from books, magazines, academic journals, and newspapers by federal government employees for work-related purposes.

Description: The objective of the survey is to collect information on the Ontario First Nations point-of-sale exemption.

Description: The objective of this program is the publication of financial statistics concerning the federal government, the provincial, territorial, and local governments, Government Business Enterprises, health and education institutions and the Canada and Quebec pension plans.

Description: The Nunavut Government Employee Survey (NGES) collects information from current government employees about their experiences in the workplace, as well as their interest in learning, training and career advancement.

Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect detailed information from non-federally regulated lenders on residential mortgages.

Description: Data from the House of Commons will be used to create two indicators for the Gender Results Framework. The purpose is to present the gender distribution of members of national Parliament and of persons occupying a federal ministerial position.

Description: This is non-Statistics Canada information.

Description: The data contain monthly and annual financial results of the Government of Canada as reported, respectively, in the Department of Finance's monthly Fiscal Monitor and the annual Public Accounts of Canada.